Christian Siriano Spring 2024 Ready-to-Wear

What do Janet Jackson, Laura Linney, Laverne Cox, Sia, Quinta Brunson, Kesha, Avril Lavigne, and Alicia Silverstone have in common? On a hot and rainy Friday afternoon, they gathered at the Pierre Hotel for Christian Siriano’s 15th anniversary runway show. And what a sight it was to see the stars in the front row, taking videos of Coco Rocha posing up a storm while Sia sang “shine bright like a diamond” in the background. How often do you see that kind of celebrity at New York Fashion Week anymore? Siriano was inspired by ballet, which he studied as a child. Specifically, he channeled the excitement of being backstage and watching a show live. “That’s when I fell in love with eveningwear and fantasy and seeing sugarplum fairies come to life,” he said. The opening section was filled with all-black outfits, corsets, and tailoring, which gradually gave way to pure opulence. (The true dividing line between the collection was look 37, a Versailles-ish cornflower blue and gold dress with a bustle.) You couldn’t miss the theme: It was evident in the ribbons, the tulle so plentiful it could outfit the American Ballet Theatre, and the lush pointe-shoe pink. It all looked more like the costumes a dancer would wear rather than the everyday rehearsal attire that #Balletcore appropriates—again, more fantasy than reality.